164. His parents apparently stare at the transparent cigarettes.
他父母显然凝视着透明香烟。
apparently [ә’pærәntli]
ad. 表面上, 清楚地, 显然地
– He was apparently much surprised at the news. 他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
stare [stєә]
vi. 注视, 凝视, 瞪视, 显眼 vt. 盯 n. 凝视
stare at
凝视
– Don’t stare at me like that. 别那样盯着我看。
165. The careful man is scarcely scared by the scarce parcel.
细心男子勉强被罕见的包裹吓了一下。
scarcely [‘skɑ:sli]
ad. 简直不, 一定不, 仅仅
– He spoke scarcely a word of English. 他几乎连一个英文单词都不会说。
scare [sker /skeə]
n. 惊恐; 大恐慌; 惊吓 v. 惊吓, 使恐惧; 把…吓出来; 把…吓跑; 受惊
– She was scared out of her wits. 她被吓得不知所措。
scarce [skɑ:s]
a. 难得的, 稀罕的, 缺乏的
– Very old stamps are scarce. 年代久的邮票是珍贵的。
parcel [‘pɑ:sl]
n. 包裹, 部分, 片 vt. 分配, 打包 a. 部分的 ad. 局部地
166. I’m rarely aware that the square area is bare.
我很少觉察到那个正方形区域是光秃秃的。
rarely [‘rєәli]
ad. 很少地, 罕有地
– She rarely visits her aunt. 她难得去看望姨妈。
bare [bєә]
a. 赤裸的, 缺少的, 无遮蔽的, 坦率的 vt. 使赤裸, 露出
– The fierce sun parched the bare earth. 灼热的阳光炙烤着光秃秃的大地。